Florida Senate - 2024                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 1362
       
       
       
       
       
       
                                Ì954964NÎ954964                         
       
                              LEGISLATIVE ACTION                        
                    Senate             .             House              
                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  02/08/2024           .                                
                                       .                                
                                       .                                
                                       .                                
       —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————




       —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
       The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and
       Economic Development (Harrell) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Subsections (1), (2), and (8) of section 330.27,
    6  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
    7         330.27 Definitions, when used in ss. 330.29-330.39.—
    8         (1) “Aircraft” means a powered or unpowered machine or
    9  device capable of atmospheric flight, including, but not limited
   10  to, an airplane, autogyro, glider, gyrodyne, helicopter, lift
   11  and cruise, multicopter, paramotor, powered lift, seaplane,
   12  tiltrotor, ultralight, and vectored thrust. The term does not
   13  include except a parachute or other such device used primarily
   14  as safety equipment.
   15         (2) “Airport” means an area of land or water used for, or
   16  intended to be used for, landing and takeoff of aircraft
   17  operations, which may include any including appurtenant areas,
   18  buildings, facilities, or rights-of-way necessary to facilitate
   19  such use or intended use. The term includes, but is not limited
   20  to, an airpark, airport, gliderport, heliport, helistop,
   21  seaplane base, ultralight flightpark, vertiport, and vertistop.
   22         (8)“Ultralight aircraft” means any aircraft meeting the
   23  criteria established by part 103 of the Federal Aviation
   24  Regulations.
   25         Section 2. Present subsections (3) and (4) of section
   26  330.30, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (4)
   27  and (5), respectively, a new subsection (3) is added to that
   28  section, and paragraph (a) of subsection (1), paragraph (a) of
   29  subsection (2), and present subsection (4) of that section are
   30  amended, to read:
   31         330.30 Approval of airport sites; registration and
   32  licensure of airports.—
   33         (1) SITE APPROVALS; REQUIREMENTS, EFFECTIVE PERIOD,
   34  REVOCATION.—
   35         (a) Except as provided in subsection (4) (3), the owner or
   36  lessee of a proposed airport shall, before site acquisition or
   37  construction or establishment of the proposed airport, obtain
   38  approval of the airport site from the department. Applications
   39  for approval of a site shall be made in a form and manner
   40  prescribed by the department. The department shall grant the
   41  site approval if it is satisfied:
   42         1. That the site has adequate area allocated for the
   43  airport as proposed.
   44         2. That the proposed airport will conform to licensing or
   45  registration requirements and will comply with the applicable
   46  local government land development regulations or zoning
   47  requirements.
   48         3. That all affected airports, local governments, and
   49  property owners have been notified and any comments submitted by
   50  them have been given adequate consideration.
   51         4. That safe air-traffic patterns can be established for
   52  the proposed airport with all existing airports and approved
   53  airport sites in its vicinity.
   54         (2) LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS; REQUIREMENTS,
   55  RENEWAL,REVOCATION.—
   56         (a) Except as provided in subsection (4) (3), the owner or
   57  lessee of an airport in this state shall have a public airport
   58  license, private airport registration, or temporary airport
   59  registration before the operation of aircraft to or from the
   60  airport. Application for a license or registration shall be made
   61  in a form and manner prescribed by the department.
   62         1. For a public airport, upon granting site approval, the
   63  department shall issue a license after a final airport
   64  inspection finds the airport to be in compliance with all
   65  requirements for the license. The license may be subject to any
   66  reasonable conditions the department deems necessary to protect
   67  the public health, safety, or welfare.
   68         2. For a private airport, upon granting site approval, the
   69  department shall provide controlled electronic access to the
   70  state aviation facility data system to permit the applicant to
   71  complete the registration process. Registration shall be
   72  completed upon self-certification by the registrant of
   73  operational and configuration data deemed necessary by the
   74  department.
   75         3. For a temporary airport, the department must publish
   76  notice of receipt of a completed registration application in the
   77  next available publication of the Florida Administrative
   78  Register and may not approve a registration application less
   79  than 14 days after the date of publication of the notice. The
   80  department must approve or deny a registration application
   81  within 30 days after receipt of a completed application and must
   82  issue the temporary airport registration concurrent with the
   83  airport site approval. A completed registration application that
   84  is not approved or denied within 30 days after the department
   85  receives the completed application is considered approved and
   86  shall be issued, subject to such reasonable conditions as are
   87  authorized by law. An applicant seeking to claim registration by
   88  default under this subparagraph must notify the agency clerk of
   89  the department, in writing, of the intent to rely upon the
   90  default registration provision of this subparagraph and may not
   91  take any action based upon the default registration until after
   92  receipt of such notice by the agency clerk.
   93         (3)VERTIPORTS.—On or after July 1, 2024, the owner or
   94  lessee of a proposed vertiport must comply with subsection (1)
   95  in obtaining site approval and with subsection (2) in obtaining
   96  an airport license or registration. In conjunction with the
   97  granting of site approval, the department must conduct a final
   98  physical inspection of the vertiport to ensure compliance with
   99  all requirements for airport licensure or registration.
  100         (5)(4) EXCEPTIONS.—Private airports with 10 or more based
  101  aircraft may request to be inspected and licensed by the
  102  department. Private airports licensed according to this
  103  subsection shall be considered private airports as defined in s.
  104  330.27 s. 330.27(5) in all other respects.
  105         Section 3. Section 332.15, Florida Statutes, is created to
  106  read:
  107         332.15Advanced air mobility.—The Department of
  108  Transportation shall, within the resources provided pursuant to
  109  chapter 216:
  110         (1)Address the need for vertiports, advanced air mobility,
  111  and other advances in aviation technology in the statewide
  112  aviation system plan as required under s. 332.006(1) and, as
  113  appropriate, in the department’s work program.
  114         (2)Designate a subject matter expert on advanced air
  115  mobility within the department to serve as a resource for local
  116  jurisdictions navigating advances in aviation technology.
  117         (3)Lead a statewide education campaign for local officials
  118  to provide education on the benefits of advanced air mobility
  119  and advances in aviation technology and to support the efforts
  120  to make this state a leader in aviation technology.
  121         (4)Provide local jurisdictions with a guidebook and
  122  technical resources to support uniform planning and zoning
  123  language across this state related to advanced air mobility and
  124  other advances in aviation technology.
  125         (5)Ensure that a political subdivision of the state does
  126  not exercise its zoning and land use authority to grant or
  127  permit an exclusive right to one or more vertiport owners or
  128  operators and authorize a political subdivision to use its
  129  authority to promote reasonable access to advanced air mobility
  130  operators at public use vertiports within the jurisdiction of
  131  the subdivision.
  132         (6)Conduct a review of airport hazard zone regulations
  133  and, as needed, make recommendations to the Legislature
  134  proposing any changes to regulations as a result of the review.
  135         Section 4. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  136  made by this act to section 330.27, Florida Statutes, in a
  137  reference thereto, subsection (13) of section 365.172, Florida
  138  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  139         365.172 Emergency communications.—
  140         (13) FACILITATING EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE
  141  IMPLEMENTATION.—To balance the public need for reliable
  142  emergency communications services through reliable wireless
  143  systems and the public interest served by governmental zoning
  144  and land development regulations and notwithstanding any other
  145  law or local ordinance to the contrary, the following standards
  146  shall apply to a local government’s actions, as a regulatory
  147  body, in the regulation of the placement, construction, or
  148  modification of a wireless communications facility. This
  149  subsection may not, however, be construed to waive or alter the
  150  provisions of s. 286.011 or s. 286.0115. For the purposes of
  151  this subsection only, “local government” shall mean any
  152  municipality or county and any agency of a municipality or
  153  county only. The term “local government” does not, however,
  154  include any airport, as defined by s. 330.27(2), even if it is
  155  owned or controlled by or through a municipality, county, or
  156  agency of a municipality or county. Further, notwithstanding
  157  anything in this section to the contrary, this subsection does
  158  not apply to or control a local government’s actions as a
  159  property or structure owner in the use of any property or
  160  structure owned by such entity for the placement, construction,
  161  or modification of wireless communications facilities. In the
  162  use of property or structures owned by the local government,
  163  however, a local government may not use its regulatory authority
  164  so as to avoid compliance with, or in a manner that does not
  165  advance, the provisions of this subsection.
  166         (a) Colocation among wireless providers is encouraged by
  167  the state.
  168         1.a. Colocations on towers, including nonconforming towers,
  169  that meet the requirements in sub-sub-subparagraphs (I), (II),
  170  and (III), are subject to only building permit review, which may
  171  include a review for compliance with this subparagraph. Such
  172  colocations are not subject to any design or placement
  173  requirements of the local government’s land development
  174  regulations in effect at the time of the colocation that are
  175  more restrictive than those in effect at the time of the initial
  176  antennae placement approval, to any other portion of the land
  177  development regulations, or to public hearing review. This sub
  178  subparagraph may not preclude a public hearing for any appeal of
  179  the decision on the colocation application.
  180         (I) The colocation does not increase the height of the
  181  tower to which the antennae are to be attached, measured to the
  182  highest point of any part of the tower or any existing antenna
  183  attached to the tower;
  184         (II) The colocation does not increase the ground space
  185  area, commonly known as the compound, approved in the site plan
  186  for equipment enclosures and ancillary facilities; and
  187         (III) The colocation consists of antennae, equipment
  188  enclosures, and ancillary facilities that are of a design and
  189  configuration consistent with all applicable regulations,
  190  restrictions, or conditions, if any, applied to the initial
  191  antennae placed on the tower and to its accompanying equipment
  192  enclosures and ancillary facilities and, if applicable, applied
  193  to the tower supporting the antennae. Such regulations may
  194  include the design and aesthetic requirements, but not
  195  procedural requirements, other than those authorized by this
  196  section, of the local government’s land development regulations
  197  in effect at the time the initial antennae placement was
  198  approved.
  199         b. Except for a historic building, structure, site, object,
  200  or district, or a tower included in sub-subparagraph a.,
  201  colocations on all other existing structures that meet the
  202  requirements in sub-sub-subparagraphs (I)-(IV) shall be subject
  203  to no more than building permit review, and an administrative
  204  review for compliance with this subparagraph. Such colocations
  205  are not subject to any portion of the local government’s land
  206  development regulations not addressed herein, or to public
  207  hearing review. This sub-subparagraph may not preclude a public
  208  hearing for any appeal of the decision on the colocation
  209  application.
  210         (I) The colocation does not increase the height of the
  211  existing structure to which the antennae are to be attached,
  212  measured to the highest point of any part of the structure or
  213  any existing antenna attached to the structure;
  214         (II) The colocation does not increase the ground space
  215  area, otherwise known as the compound, if any, approved in the
  216  site plan for equipment enclosures and ancillary facilities;
  217         (III) The colocation consists of antennae, equipment
  218  enclosures, and ancillary facilities that are of a design and
  219  configuration consistent with any applicable structural or
  220  aesthetic design requirements and any requirements for location
  221  on the structure, but not prohibitions or restrictions on the
  222  placement of additional colocations on the existing structure or
  223  procedural requirements, other than those authorized by this
  224  section, of the local government’s land development regulations
  225  in effect at the time of the colocation application; and
  226         (IV) The colocation consists of antennae, equipment
  227  enclosures, and ancillary facilities that are of a design and
  228  configuration consistent with all applicable restrictions or
  229  conditions, if any, that do not conflict with sub-sub
  230  subparagraph (III) and were applied to the initial antennae
  231  placed on the structure and to its accompanying equipment
  232  enclosures and ancillary facilities and, if applicable, applied
  233  to the structure supporting the antennae.
  234         c. Regulations, restrictions, conditions, or permits of the
  235  local government, acting in its regulatory capacity, that limit
  236  the number of colocations or require review processes
  237  inconsistent with this subsection do not apply to colocations
  238  addressed in this subparagraph.
  239         d. If only a portion of the colocation does not meet the
  240  requirements of this subparagraph, such as an increase in the
  241  height of the proposed antennae over the existing structure
  242  height or a proposal to expand the ground space approved in the
  243  site plan for the equipment enclosure, where all other portions
  244  of the colocation meet the requirements of this subparagraph,
  245  that portion of the colocation only may be reviewed under the
  246  local government’s regulations applicable to an initial
  247  placement of that portion of the facility, including, but not
  248  limited to, its land development regulations, and within the
  249  review timeframes of subparagraph (d)2., and the rest of the
  250  colocation shall be reviewed in accordance with this
  251  subparagraph. A colocation proposal under this subparagraph that
  252  increases the ground space area, otherwise known as the
  253  compound, approved in the original site plan for equipment
  254  enclosures and ancillary facilities by no more than a cumulative
  255  amount of 400 square feet or 50 percent of the original compound
  256  size, whichever is greater, shall, however, require no more than
  257  administrative review for compliance with the local government’s
  258  regulations, including, but not limited to, land development
  259  regulations review, and building permit review, with no public
  260  hearing review. This sub-subparagraph does not preclude a public
  261  hearing for any appeal of the decision on the colocation
  262  application.
  263         2. If a colocation does not meet the requirements of
  264  subparagraph 1., the local government may review the application
  265  under the local government’s regulations, including, but not
  266  limited to, land development regulations, applicable to the
  267  placement of initial antennae and their accompanying equipment
  268  enclosure and ancillary facilities.
  269         3. If a colocation meets the requirements of subparagraph
  270  1., the colocation may not be considered a modification to an
  271  existing structure or an impermissible modification of a
  272  nonconforming structure.
  273         4. The owner of the existing tower on which the proposed
  274  antennae are to be colocated shall remain responsible for
  275  compliance with any applicable condition or requirement of a
  276  permit or agreement, or any applicable condition or requirement
  277  of the land development regulations to which the existing tower
  278  had to comply at the time the tower was permitted, including any
  279  aesthetic requirements, provided the condition or requirement is
  280  not inconsistent with this paragraph.
  281         5. An existing tower, including a nonconforming tower, may
  282  be structurally modified in order to permit colocation or may be
  283  replaced through no more than administrative review and building
  284  permit review, and is not subject to public hearing review, if
  285  the overall height of the tower is not increased and, if a
  286  replacement, the replacement tower is a monopole tower or, if
  287  the existing tower is a camouflaged tower, the replacement tower
  288  is a like-camouflaged tower. This subparagraph may not preclude
  289  a public hearing for any appeal of the decision on the
  290  application.
  291         (b)1. A local government’s land development and
  292  construction regulations for wireless communications facilities
  293  and the local government’s review of an application for the
  294  placement, construction, or modification of a wireless
  295  communications facility shall only address land development or
  296  zoning issues. In such local government regulations or review,
  297  the local government may not require information on or evaluate
  298  a wireless provider’s business decisions about its service,
  299  customer demand for its service, or quality of its service to or
  300  from a particular area or site, unless the wireless provider
  301  voluntarily offers this information to the local government. In
  302  such local government regulations or review, a local government
  303  may not require information on or evaluate the wireless
  304  provider’s designed service unless the information or materials
  305  are directly related to an identified land development or zoning
  306  issue or unless the wireless provider voluntarily offers the
  307  information. Information or materials directly related to an
  308  identified land development or zoning issue may include, but are
  309  not limited to, evidence that no existing structure can
  310  reasonably be used for the antennae placement instead of the
  311  construction of a new tower, that residential areas cannot be
  312  served from outside the residential area, as addressed in
  313  subparagraph 3., or that the proposed height of a new tower or
  314  initial antennae placement or a proposed height increase of a
  315  modified tower, replacement tower, or colocation is necessary to
  316  provide the provider’s designed service. Nothing in this
  317  paragraph shall limit the local government from reviewing any
  318  applicable land development or zoning issue addressed in its
  319  adopted regulations that does not conflict with this section,
  320  including, but not limited to, aesthetics, landscaping, land
  321  use-based location priorities, structural design, and setbacks.
  322         2. Any setback or distance separation required of a tower
  323  may not exceed the minimum distance necessary, as determined by
  324  the local government, to satisfy the structural safety or
  325  aesthetic concerns that are to be protected by the setback or
  326  distance separation.
  327         3. A local government may exclude the placement of wireless
  328  communications facilities in a residential area or residential
  329  zoning district but only in a manner that does not constitute an
  330  actual or effective prohibition of the provider’s service in
  331  that residential area or zoning district. If a wireless provider
  332  demonstrates to the satisfaction of the local government that
  333  the provider cannot reasonably provide its service to the
  334  residential area or zone from outside the residential area or
  335  zone, the municipality or county and provider shall cooperate to
  336  determine an appropriate location for a wireless communications
  337  facility of an appropriate design within the residential area or
  338  zone. The local government may require that the wireless
  339  provider reimburse the reasonable costs incurred by the local
  340  government for this cooperative determination. An application
  341  for such cooperative determination may not be considered an
  342  application under paragraph (d).
  343         4. A local government may impose a reasonable fee on
  344  applications to place, construct, or modify a wireless
  345  communications facility only if a similar fee is imposed on
  346  applicants seeking other similar types of zoning, land use, or
  347  building permit review. A local government may impose fees for
  348  the review of applications for wireless communications
  349  facilities by consultants or experts who conduct code compliance
  350  review for the local government but any fee is limited to
  351  specifically identified reasonable expenses incurred in the
  352  review. A local government may impose reasonable surety
  353  requirements to ensure the removal of wireless communications
  354  facilities that are no longer being used.
  355         5. A local government may impose design requirements, such
  356  as requirements for designing towers to support colocation or
  357  aesthetic requirements, except as otherwise limited in this
  358  section, but may not impose or require information on compliance
  359  with building code type standards for the construction or
  360  modification of wireless communications facilities beyond those
  361  adopted by the local government under chapter 553 and that apply
  362  to all similar types of construction.
  363         (c) Local governments may not require wireless providers to
  364  provide evidence of a wireless communications facility’s
  365  compliance with federal regulations, except evidence of
  366  compliance with applicable Federal Aviation Administration
  367  requirements under 14 C.F.R. part 77, as amended, and evidence
  368  of proper Federal Communications Commission licensure, or other
  369  evidence of Federal Communications Commission authorized
  370  spectrum use, but may request the Federal Communications
  371  Commission to provide information as to a wireless provider’s
  372  compliance with federal regulations, as authorized by federal
  373  law.
  374         (d)1. A local government shall grant or deny each properly
  375  completed application for a colocation under subparagraph (a)1.
  376  based on the application’s compliance with the local
  377  government’s applicable regulations, as provided for in
  378  subparagraph (a)1. and consistent with this subsection, and
  379  within the normal timeframe for a similar building permit review
  380  but in no case later than 45 business days after the date the
  381  application is determined to be properly completed in accordance
  382  with this paragraph.
  383         2. A local government shall grant or deny each properly
  384  completed application for any other wireless communications
  385  facility based on the application’s compliance with the local
  386  government’s applicable regulations, including but not limited
  387  to land development regulations, consistent with this subsection
  388  and within the normal timeframe for a similar type review but in
  389  no case later than 90 business days after the date the
  390  application is determined to be properly completed in accordance
  391  with this paragraph.
  392         3.a. An application is deemed submitted or resubmitted on
  393  the date the application is received by the local government. If
  394  the local government does not notify the applicant in writing
  395  that the application is not completed in compliance with the
  396  local government’s regulations within 20 business days after the
  397  date the application is initially submitted or additional
  398  information resubmitted, the application is deemed, for
  399  administrative purposes only, to be properly completed and
  400  properly submitted. However, the determination may not be deemed
  401  as an approval of the application. If the application is not
  402  completed in compliance with the local government’s regulations,
  403  the local government shall so notify the applicant in writing
  404  and the notification must indicate with specificity any
  405  deficiencies in the required documents or deficiencies in the
  406  content of the required documents which, if cured, make the
  407  application properly completed. Upon resubmission of information
  408  to cure the stated deficiencies, the local government shall
  409  notify the applicant, in writing, within the normal timeframes
  410  of review, but in no case longer than 20 business days after the
  411  additional information is submitted, of any remaining
  412  deficiencies that must be cured. Deficiencies in document type
  413  or content not specified by the local government do not make the
  414  application incomplete. Notwithstanding this sub-subparagraph,
  415  if a specified deficiency is not properly cured when the
  416  applicant resubmits its application to comply with the notice of
  417  deficiencies, the local government may continue to request the
  418  information until such time as the specified deficiency is
  419  cured. The local government may establish reasonable timeframes
  420  within which the required information to cure the application
  421  deficiency is to be provided or the application will be
  422  considered withdrawn or closed.
  423         b. If the local government fails to grant or deny a
  424  properly completed application for a wireless communications
  425  facility within the timeframes set forth in this paragraph, the
  426  application shall be deemed automatically approved and the
  427  applicant may proceed with placement of the facilities without
  428  interference or penalty. The timeframes specified in
  429  subparagraph 2. may be extended only to the extent that the
  430  application has not been granted or denied because the local
  431  government’s procedures generally applicable to all other
  432  similar types of applications require action by the governing
  433  body and such action has not taken place within the timeframes
  434  specified in subparagraph 2. Under such circumstances, the local
  435  government must act to either grant or deny the application at
  436  its next regularly scheduled meeting or, otherwise, the
  437  application is deemed to be automatically approved.
  438         c. To be effective, a waiver of the timeframes set forth in
  439  this paragraph must be voluntarily agreed to by the applicant
  440  and the local government. A local government may request, but
  441  not require, a waiver of the timeframes by the applicant, except
  442  that, with respect to a specific application, a one-time waiver
  443  may be required in the case of a declared local, state, or
  444  federal emergency that directly affects the administration of
  445  all permitting activities of the local government.
  446         (e) The replacement of or modification to a wireless
  447  communications facility, except a tower, that results in a
  448  wireless communications facility not readily discernibly
  449  different in size, type, and appearance when viewed from ground
  450  level from surrounding properties, and the replacement or
  451  modification of equipment that is not visible from surrounding
  452  properties, all as reasonably determined by the local
  453  government, are subject to no more than applicable building
  454  permit review.
  455         (f) Any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, the
  456  Department of Management Services shall negotiate, in the name
  457  of the state, leases for wireless communications facilities that
  458  provide access to state government-owned property not acquired
  459  for transportation purposes, and the Department of
  460  Transportation shall negotiate, in the name of the state, leases
  461  for wireless communications facilities that provide access to
  462  property acquired for state rights-of-way. On property acquired
  463  for transportation purposes, leases shall be granted in
  464  accordance with s. 337.251. On other state government-owned
  465  property, leases shall be granted on a space available, first
  466  come, first-served basis. Payments required by state government
  467  under a lease must be reasonable and must reflect the market
  468  rate for the use of the state government-owned property. The
  469  Department of Management Services and the Department of
  470  Transportation are authorized to adopt rules for the terms and
  471  conditions and granting of any such leases.
  472         (g) If any person adversely affected by any action, or
  473  failure to act, or regulation, or requirement of a local
  474  government in the review or regulation of the wireless
  475  communication facilities files an appeal or brings an
  476  appropriate action in a court or venue of competent
  477  jurisdiction, following the exhaustion of all administrative
  478  remedies, the matter shall be considered on an expedited basis.
  479         Section 5. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  480  made by this act to section 330.27, Florida Statutes, in a
  481  reference thereto, subsection (2) of section 379.2293, Florida
  482  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  483         379.2293 Airport activities within the scope of a federally
  484  approved wildlife hazard management plan or a federal or state
  485  permit or other authorization for depredation or harassment.—
  486         (2) An airport authority or other entity owning or
  487  operating an airport, as defined in s. 330.27(2), is not subject
  488  to any administrative or civil penalty, restriction, or other
  489  sanction with respect to any authorized action taken in a non
  490  negligent manner for the purpose of protecting human life or
  491  aircraft safety from wildlife hazards.
  492         Section 6. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  493  made by this act to section 330.27, Florida Statutes, in a
  494  reference thereto, subsection (22) of section 493.6101, Florida
  495  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  496         493.6101 Definitions.—
  497         (22) “Repossession” means the recovery of a motor vehicle
  498  as defined under s. 320.01(1), a mobile home as defined in s.
  499  320.01(2), a motorboat as defined under s. 327.02, an aircraft
  500  as defined in s. 330.27(1), a personal watercraft as defined in
  501  s. 327.02, an all-terrain vehicle as defined in s. 316.2074,
  502  farm equipment as defined under s. 686.402, or industrial
  503  equipment, by an individual who is authorized by the legal
  504  owner, lienholder, or lessor to recover, or to collect money
  505  payment in lieu of recovery of, that which has been sold or
  506  leased under a security agreement that contains a repossession
  507  clause. As used in this subsection, the term “industrial
  508  equipment” includes, but is not limited to, tractors, road
  509  rollers, cranes, forklifts, backhoes, and bulldozers. The term
  510  “industrial equipment” also includes other vehicles that are
  511  propelled by power other than muscular power and that are used
  512  in the manufacture of goods or used in the provision of
  513  services. A repossession is complete when a licensed recovery
  514  agent is in control, custody, and possession of such repossessed
  515  property. Property that is being repossessed shall be considered
  516  to be in the control, custody, and possession of a recovery
  517  agent if the property being repossessed is secured in
  518  preparation for transport from the site of the recovery by means
  519  of being attached to or placed on the towing or other transport
  520  vehicle or if the property being repossessed is being operated
  521  or about to be operated by an employee of the recovery agency.
  522         Section 7. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  523  made by this act to section 330.27, Florida Statutes, in a
  524  reference thereto, paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
  525  493.6403, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  526         493.6403 License requirements.—
  527         (1) In addition to the license requirements set forth in
  528  this chapter, each individual or agency shall comply with the
  529  following additional requirements:
  530         (c) An applicant for a Class “E” license shall have at
  531  least 1 year of lawfully gained, verifiable, full-time
  532  experience in one, or a combination of more than one, of the
  533  following:
  534         1. Repossession of motor vehicles as defined in s.
  535  320.01(1), mobile homes as defined in s. 320.01(2), motorboats
  536  as defined in s. 327.02, aircraft as defined in s. 330.27(1),
  537  personal watercraft as defined in s. 327.02, all-terrain
  538  vehicles as defined in s. 316.2074, farm equipment as defined
  539  under s. 686.402, or industrial equipment as defined in s.
  540  493.6101(22).
  541         2. Work as a Class “EE” licensed intern.
  542         Section 8. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.
  543  
  544  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
  545  And the title is amended as follows:
  546         Delete everything before the enacting clause
  547  and insert:
  548                        A bill to be entitled                      
  549         An act relating to aviation; amending s. 330.27, F.S.;
  550         revising definitions; amending s. 330.30, F.S.;
  551         beginning on a specified date, requiring the owner or
  552         lessee of a proposed vertiport to comply with a
  553         specified provision in obtaining certain approval and
  554         license or registration; requiring the Department of
  555         Transportation to conduct a final physical inspection
  556         of the vertiport to ensure compliance with specified
  557         requirements; conforming a cross-reference; creating
  558         s. 332.15, F.S.; providing duties of the department,
  559         within specified resources, with respect to
  560         vertiports, advanced air mobility, and other advances
  561         in aviation technology; reenacting ss. 365.172(13),
  562         379.2293(2), 493.6101(22), and 493.6403(1)(c), F.S.,
  563         relating to emergency communications, airport
  564         activities within the scope of a federally approved
  565         wildlife hazard management plan or a federal or state
  566         permit or other authorization for depredation or
  567         harassment, definitions, and license requirements,
  568         respectively, to incorporate the amendment made to s.
  569         330.27, F.S., in references thereto; providing an
  570         effective date.